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Notable locations in Big Sandy: General Mills Incorporated Elevator (A), Centennial Mills Incorporated Elevator (B), Big Sandy (C), Big Sandy Branch Library (D), Big Sandy Sheriff's Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Big Sandy include: Saint Margaret Marys Catholic Church (A), Big Sandy Christian Fellowship Assembly of God Church (B), Big Sandy Community Church of God (C), Christ Lutheran Church (D), Methodist Church - Rohrer United (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Big Sandy Chamber of Commerce (Museums; 87 Johannes Avenue West).
Hotels: Q'S Motel (98 Judith Landing Road), Big Sandy Motel (98 Judith Landing Road).
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Chouteau County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Sandy and their reported violations in the past:
BIG SANDY TOWN OF (Population served: 730, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 8 minor monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.6%
(11.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.1 people | | Montana: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 58.3% | | Whole state: | 65.0% |
| This town: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Sandy, MT
47 people in nursing homes
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Big Sandy compared to Montana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Big Sandy (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Big Sandy Branch at One Johannes Avenue, branch established on 1910/07/02. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Chouteau County Montana:
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Religion statistics for Big Sandy (based on Chouteau County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 104.19%
| Here | | 104.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Evangelical Free Church of America |
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| Adherents | 69.0% | 9.1% | 7.6% | 5.1% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 23.5% | 29.4% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Hutterian Brethren | Lutheran Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
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| Congregations | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Chouteau County: | 7.63 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2 | Chouteau County: | 3.81 / 10,000 pop. | | Montana: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Here: | 5.72 / 10,000 pop. | | Montana: | 10.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Chouteau County: | 24.8% | | State: | 23.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Chouteau County: | 12.1% | | State: | 10.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $540 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $842 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,431 | $17,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,621 | $31,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,540 | $18,480 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,623 | $31,476 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $8,215 | $24,645 | 2 | $1,382 |
Big Sandy government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $78,000 ($130.43)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($6.69)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $89,000 ($148.83)
Sewerage: $63,000 ($105.35)
Regular Highways: $56,000 ($93.65)
Police Protection: $42,000 ($70.23)
Parks & Recreation: $26,000 ($43.48)
Financial Administration: $24,000 ($40.13)
General Public Buildings: $7,000 ($11.71)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($10.03)
Solid Waste Management: $3,000 ($5.02)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($5.02)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $127,000 ($212.37)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $102,000 ($170.57)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $25,000 ($41.81)
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $27,000 ($45.15)
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000 ($15.05)
Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($11.71)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($8.36)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $347,000 ($580.27)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $79,000 ($132.11)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $47,000 ($78.60)
Highways: $22,000 ($36.79)
All Other: $2,000 ($3.34)
- Tax - Property: $55,000 ($91.97)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.67)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $64,000 ($107.02)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($13.38)
6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,867 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.13% | | Montana average: | 8.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,652 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.58% | | Montana average: | 7.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Big Sandy:
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KOJM (610 AM; 1 kW; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
- KEIN (1310 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: MUNSON RADIO, INC.)
- KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
- KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Big Sandy:
- KXEI (95.1 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KNMC (90.1 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NORTHERN MONTANA COLLEGE)
- KPQX (92.5 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KEHT (100.3 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
- K261CC (100.1 FM; CHESTER, MT; Owner: RANDALL D. ROCKS)
TV broadcast stations around Big Sandy:
- K07IP (Channel 7; BIG SANDY, MT; Owner: BIG SANDY TV CLUB)
- K10BK (Channel 10; BIG SANDY, MT; Owner: BIG SANDY TV CLUB)
- K13OQ (Channel 13; BIG SANDY, MT; Owner: BIG SANDY TV CLUB)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - 7 Miles South By Southwest Of Big Sandy (Lat: 48.122194 Lon: -110.237444), Type: Mast, Structure height: 29.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN353
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - Robert Leedham, 8.3 Mi At 255 Degrees From (Lat: 48.148333 Lon: -110.288611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Email:
- Robert Leedham, 8.3 Mi At 255 Degrees From (Lat: 48.148333 Lon: -110.288611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Email:
- 200' S (Lat: 48.172778 Lon: -110.116111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 13.7 m
Registrant: Montana Power Company, 40 E Broadway, Butte, MT 59701-6095, Phone: (406) 723-5421, Email:
- 8.3 Mi At 255 Degrees From (Lat: 48.148333 Lon: -110.288611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
Registrant: Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company, 4515 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4627, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Big Sandy, MT)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KB7TXS, Licensee ID: L00083362
Grant Date: 04/04/2003, Expiration Date: 04/27/2013
Registrant: Ralph R Merrill, Box 8, Big Sandy, MT 59520 - Call Sign: KD7WTO, Licensee ID: L00704662
Grant Date: 06/30/2003, Expiration Date: 06/30/2013, Cancellation Date: 09/28/2007, Certifier: Michael P Kassner
Registrant: Michael P Kassner, 266 First St N, Big Sandy, MT 59520 - Call Sign: W7MPK, Previous Call Sign: KD7WTO, Licensee ID: L00704662
Grant Date: 09/28/2007, Expiration Date: 09/28/2017, Certifier: Michael P Kassner
Registrant: Michael P Kassner, 266 First St N, Big Sandy, MT 59520
FAA Registered Aircraft: 18 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Big Sandy)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Big Sandy, MT among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 20 | 76.6 years |
| Frank | 13 | 80.9 years |
| Mary | 12 | 79.2 years |
| Anna | 12 | 87.8 years |
| George | 9 | 82.5 years |
| William | 9 | 82.2 years |
| James | 8 | 75.4 years |
| Charles | 8 | 73.4 years |
| Dorothy | 8 | 81.5 years |
| Paul | 7 | 75.8 years |
| Most common last names in Big Sandy, MT among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Drew | 8 | 77.3 years |
| Allderdice | 6 | 86.0 years |
| Jappe | 6 | 81.1 years |
| Kane | 6 | 84.2 years |
| Rutledge | 6 | 82.2 years |
| Henderson | 5 | 79.2 years |
| Labuda | 5 | 66.8 years |
| Maxwell | 5 | 74.8 years |
| Osterman | 5 | 84.0 years |
| Berlinger | 4 | 78.2 years |
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